Area Forecast Discussion
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457 FXUS63 KABR 191930 AFDABR Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 230 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .KEY MESSAGES...
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- There is a 60 to 90 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms Thursday through Saturday. Some storms may be strong to severe Friday afternoon and evening. - Sunday and Monday will be dry and warm.
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&& .SHORT TERM /THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
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Issued at 229 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024 High pressure will gradually slide off to the east tonight and Thursday. South to southeast winds will draw up moisture at the lower levels on Thursday and shortwave energy moving through the upper ridge will add some lift. Pops will increase from southwest to northeast tonight into Thursday though the bulk of the moisture will be focused along and south of Hwy 212. Instability remains limited, so while general thunder is expected, there`s no severe outlook in effect at the moment. Thursday night, a warm front will stretch northeast into south central SD. For Thursday night, thunderstorms should remain non- severe with the best instability farther south along the SD/NE border with the front.
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&& .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
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Issued at 229 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024 Friday we have a lee side low making its way across the region with a warm front draped west to east across southern SD and moving north to northeast during the day. Saturday, a shortwave trough moves across our north before a ridge moves in Sunday. The axis of this ridge moves across our area fairly quickly and we are left in westerly upper level flow until Tuesday night when a ridge starts to build again. Friday looks to have the most active weather of the period with showers possible in the morning becoming strong to possibly severe storms in the afternoon (60 to 90% chances). The warm front will move across the area and become a focal point for storm formation. Lapse rates are around 6.3 to 7.3 C/km, depending on the model, which is favorable for large hail, but not overly so. MLCAPE values range from 1000 to 1500 J/kg except in the NAM which has some values in excess of 3000 J/kg Friday evening over eastern SD. SPC currently has most of SD east of the Missouri River in a Marginal (1 out of 5) risk but mentioned that this could be increased to a Slight risk in future updates. Storm chances decrease after sundown, but showers may continue into Saturday morning. Overall, this system is expected to bring some pretty significant rain amounts to the area with 45 to 85% chances of more than half an inch in 24 hours (ending Saturday morning) across all areas east of the Missouri River. The rest of the period looks dry for the most part, except some possible light showers Tuesday. Temperatures will be increasing for the first part of the period, peaking on Monday with highs in the 90s. The second portion will be slightly cooler with highs in the 80s. Winds will be around normal, gusting up to around 20 mph.
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&& .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY/... Issued at 1224 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024 Terminals KABR,KATY,KPIR,KMBG VFR conditions are expected to prevail through this evening. MVFR/IFR cigs will move in with rain toward morning and affect KPIR and KATY the soonest. && .ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SD...None. MN...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Wise LONG TERM...KK AVIATION...Wise